During a recent (good natured) bout of banter at work, one of my work colleagues (an ex JNCO) accused another colleague (an ex Officer) of getting away with poor work practices due to the fact that he was a fully paid up member of the Silver Spoon Brigade!

What constitutes membership to this 'exclusive' club apart from Hugh Grantesque floppy hairstyle and the wearing of funny cloured cordorouy trousers?

private school
accent
vocabulary
self-confidence (born to rule)
private income
non-integration into mainstream society
social network of similar people
political conservatism

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You forgot the Labradoor

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D'oh! Plus ownership of a green quilted waistcoat. Ever seen a chav in one?

Detmold_Drunk said:

And the lack of ANY common sense

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Don't forget the 'Boris' factor - the long tradition of the British upper class pretending to be stupider than they are (to lull their enemies into a false sense of security). I'm still amazed Ken Livingstone - an experienced operator - was taken in.

private school
accent
vocabulary
self-confidence (born to rule)
private income
non-integration into mainstream society
social network of similar people
political conservatism

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It takes something other than those though. I know people who fit plenty of those categories but would be horrified were they to be regarded as silver spoon brigade. To actually fit into that bunch you have to want to be seen as being rich and therefore go out and buy the labrador/barbour for that reason. A private eductation and a dcent vocabulary only makes upper class twats out of those who want to be seen like that.

'Plus ownership of a green quilted waistcoat. Ever seen a chav in one?'

You say that mate, its become quite common round my neck of the woods for young chav wannabes to go round in Farmer giles jackets and quilted waistcoats and sh1t trying to pretend they're real pikeys rather than just plastic...